Posts tagged defective product

• Power Strips Recalled By The Container Store

  Chrissie Cole | February 01, 2012 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Container Store Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of Lush Life power strips because the wiring fails to meet requirements for fire resistance which poses a fire hazard to...

• Bicycle Helmets Recalled Due to Risk of Head Injury

  Chrissie Cole | January 31, 2012 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Triple Eight Distribution, has issued a recall of bicycle helmets for children and youth, because they failed to comply with CPSC safety standards for impact resistance. Consumers are at risk...

• Injuries to Infants Continue Due to Falls from Bumbo Baby Seats

  Chrissie Cole | November 22, 2011 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Parents are being urged to never place Bumbo Baby Seats on high surfaces because infants have fallen from the seat and suffered skull fractures and other injuries. To date, Bumbo...

• Ford Recalling More Than One Million Pickups Due to Fire Hazard

  Paul Napoli | August 02, 2011 12:41 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  August 1, 2011 Ford Motor Company is recalling more than one million pickup trucks because corrosion of straps holding the fuel tank can cause the fuel lines to separate from the tank, or the tank...

• Gov Probe into Ford F-150 Fuel Tanks could affect 2.7 Million Trucks

  Paul Napoli | May 17, 2011 8:28 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  May 17, 2011 Federal regulators are investigating a problem that could cause the fuel tank in Ford F-150 pickup trucks to detach from the vehicle, creating an explosion hazard. According the...

• Diving Buoyancy Gear Recalled Due to Drowning Risk

  Paul Napoli | May 04, 2011 2:36 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  May 3, 2011 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that WRK Enterprises dba Edge Dive Gear of Macon, GA has recalled buoyancy control devices (BCD) used in underwater...

• Are Child Car Seat Designs Enabling Children to Unbuckle Themselves, Increasing Risk of Injury?

  Paul Napoli | May 01, 2011 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  May 1, 2011, A new study shows that children as young as one year old are unbuckling themselves from their child safety seats, sometimes while the vehicle is moving, and placing themselves at...

• Hundreds of Reports of Carburetor Leaks Prompt Recall of Toro Snowblowers and Mowers

  Paul Napoli | April 27, 2011 3:07 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  April 26, 2011 The Toro Company, of Bloomington, MN, announced today that it is recalling thousands of snowblowers and mowers due to risk of a carburetor leak that could catch fire if exposed to an...

• Lamps Recalled By Pottery Barn Due to Shock Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | November 12, 2010 11:02 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Pottery Barn issued a voluntary recall of more than 7,000 lamps due to an electrical defect that poses a risk of electric shock to consumers. To this date, the company has received one report of...

• Children's Necklaces Recalled Due to High Levels of Cadmium

  Chrissie Cole | January 29, 2010 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Children’s Metal Necklaces imported by FAF Inc., have been voluntarily recalled due to high levels of cadium. Cadmium is a known carcinogen. Like lead, it can hinder brain development in...